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"I believe the differences are there, but others disagree." - Faith conflicting with perceived reality?

Posted by Audiophilander (A) on December 26, 2007 at 10:54:06

In Reply to: Blu-ray will have price parity and probable features superiority within the year. posted by oscar on December 25, 2007 at 19:15:07:

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>>> "Blu-ray will have price parity and probable features superiority within the year." <<<

Oscar, you may be missing the point that HD-DVD players will almost certainly continue to drop in price at the same time Blu-ray manufacturers reduce prices. When Blue-ray incrementally drops below $200 I suspect HD players will be in a better position to drop below $100 on average. Of course neither of us know how this will play out, but the upside for both formats is that cheaper players will attract new buyers and increase the likelihood of survival of both.

FTR, I'm still convinced that reasonably priced dual format players are the long term solution to the format war. Once the need to purchase two separate players disappears the studio exclusivity issue will vanish as well and then mainstream consumers will be less inclined to sit on the sidelines waiting for both camps to get over their competitive hissy-fit.

As far as features superiority, that isn't set in stone either, because I'm sure that both formats will continue to improve with each successive generation.

Cheers,
AuPh

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